Window construction



March 18, 1930. G. R. CARL 1,750,703

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Patented Mar. 18, 1930 PAT'ENT OFFICE GUSTAV RICHARD CARL, f'OF CHICAGO,AILLINOIS WINDOW CONSTRUCTION 'Application filed April "29,

My li'rvention f relates 'to window 'construe tions,andlmoreparticularlyto improvements in"window5ssuch as that shown in my priorapplcationSerial No. 225,744. n

.The jprincipalpurpose of this invention fis to ,provide ai novel meansvfor connecting the hinge pins at ftlfiefhinged` side Vof the windowsoasito facilitate theoperation of the-window when `it is-desiredito.swing it about ka horizontalaxis.

Itis a further-purpose ofthis'invention to provide .such a constructionin which the'unsightly elements of the hardware used in 'mounting Vthewindow are so arranged as .to

be substantially hiddenlfrom view.

Other objects and advantages ofthe `invention 'will 'appear as vthedescription proceeds, in connection with the accompanying drawings.

-It isvto be understood, however,that I do not intend to limit myself tothe details shown and described, but that -I intend to avail-myselfofall such modiications as Vwould occur toene-skilled inthis'artand asfall within the scope ofthe claims.

-In the drawings,-

Fig. 1 is a front 'view vofa window such as shown in mypriorapplication, withthe improvements hereinbei'ore Amentioned thereon;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section onthe line SH3 offFig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of `.F ig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetail section of one of the hinges. Y. A Referringnow in detailto the drawings, I show at 6 a window casing in ywhich thewindow 7 is so mounted, as will be hereinafter more fully described, asto be swingable about both a horizontal and vertical axis. Within thewindow 7 there is also'slidably mounted a sash 8 which swings with andforms a part of the main window 7, as is clearly brought out inV myprior application.

kIt will be noted Vthat certain brackets, as indicated at 9, 10 and 11,`are secured to the casing 6 and provided with sockets to receive thehinge pins 12, 13and 14, which hinge pins also pass through the sleeves15, 16 and 17 that are mounted, respectively, on the 1929. Serial N0.358,967.

bracketsl'S, 19'and'20. The brackets 18'and 20, as shown, aresecured tothe window 7 in such vmanner'as to be'concealed fro'mfthe interior'ofthe room in which the windowiis mounted by means of the overhanging lipportion 21, which extends completely around the frame'ofthe window 7.Bracket 19, of course, carries Valso the locking member 22 forlockingthe'sash 8in various positions, so that this bracket is exposed ontheface of the window. w

'The hinge pins 12,13 and 14,in'the normal position,'of course, hingethe window so that it may be swung'about a vertical axis. 4Now, however,when it is desired to tip thewindow about a'horizontal axis, pins 13 and14 are so arranged that they may be removed from the sockets on thebrackets 1()` andv 11, and the pin 12 is 'adapted to be adjusted in suchamanner as to co-operate 'withtheiixture illustrated at 23 to form meansfor permitting'a limited' 'amount of swinging movement of the windowabout its lower edge. v

r Now,if it werenecessary to vreach tothe top of the window'to lift upthe pin 14'eacli time the window is to be swung outwardly about ahorizontal axis, considerable difficulty would be 'encountered'in-tlieoperation of the window. In order to avoid this difficulty, pins 13 and14`are connected'by means of a. rod 25, which, as shown clearly in Fig.1, extendslaterally from the pin 13 into a 'slot 26 provided along theside edge of .the frame of the window 7 ,and then upwardly in this slot,as shown clearly at 27 in Figs. 1 and 3, to a point a short distancebelow the sleeve 17 of bracket 20. At this point the rod 25 extendsoutwardly again substantially horizontally, as at 28, and thenvertically to connect with the lower end of the pin 14. The socket inthe bracket 11 is, of course, provided with a slot 29, which is slightlylarger than the diameter of the rod 25, so that when the pin 14 iselevated this rod may pass outwardly through the slot.

The rod 25, being concealed throughout the greater portion of itslength, presents no unsightly appearance, and at the same time performsits function efficiently by maintaining the pin 13 in the properposition to be easily lifted by the hand of the person opening thewindow.

The horizontal portion 28 of this rod also co-operates with a stop 30mounted in the groove 26 to limit the upward movement of the pins 13 and14 so as to prevent moving these pins laterally out of the sleeves 16and 17. v y

The pin 12 has a stop member 31 thereon, which, in one position of thepin 12, is adapted to slide in the keyway or groove 32 of sleeve 15 soas to permit the pin to pass into the position shown in Fig. 1. Now,however, in preparing the window for swinging abo'ut its horizontalaxis, the pin l2 is lifted to bring the stop 31 above the top of thesleeve 15, and then the pin is turned to bring the stop out of alignmentwith the groove 32, which properly positions the round disk-like head 33provided at the end of the reduced extension Se of this pin, so thatthis disk-like head 83 will engage in the slot 35 provided in thebracket 9.

lVith the pin in the uppermost position just described, the reducedportion 34 may then swing outwardly into the slot 3G to the positionshown in Fig. 5, thus permitting the window to swing about its loweredge outwardly away from the casing 6.

'lhe fixture 23, of course, with the co-operating bracket v211, operatesin substantially the same manner as that shown in the prior application,and, of course, suitable latching means may be provided, as in thisprior application, for holding the window in partially open position.

It will be noted, however, that the actual operations which much beperformed, even in swinging a large window such as this outwardly at thetop, are comparatively simple and easy to perform. All that is necessaryis to properly place the elements 23 and 24 into contact with eachother, lift and set the pin 12 as described, and then, by grasping thehandle of the pin 18, lift both pins 18 and 14: out of their respectivesockets in the casings 10 and 11. The window is then free to swingoutwardly at the top through the limited distance allowed by thesecuring means at the bottom and any latch means that is provided.

From the above description, it is thought that the construction andadvantages of this device will be clear to those skilled in this art,and having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is 1. A device of the character described, awindow casing, a window and means connecting said window to said casingfor swinging movement about a horizontal and about a vertical axiscomprising hinge members at one side of said window having pins movablefrom a position permitting horizontal swinging of said window to aposition permitting swinging of said window about a horizontal, andmeans connecting a pair of said pins, said means being concealed in theframe of said window between said pins.

2. A device of the character described, a window casing, a window andmeans connecting said window to said casing for swinging movement abouta horizontal and about a vertical axis comprising hinge members at oneside of said window having pins movable from a positionpermittinghorizontal swinging of said window to a. position permitting swinging ofsaid window about a horizontal, and means connecting a pair of saidpins, said means being concealed in the frame of said window betweensaid pins, and stopy means on said frame cooperating with saidconnecting means to limit the movement of said pins.

3. A device of the Acharacter described, a window casing, a window andmeans connecting said window to said casing for swinging movement abouta horizontal and about a vertical axis comprising hinge members at oneside of said window having pins movable from a position permittinghorizontal-swinging of said window to a position permitting swinging ofsaid window about a horizontal, and means connecting a pair of saidpins, said means being concealed in the frame of said window between'said pins, one of said hinge members having means limiting the swingingof said window about a horizontal axis.

et. A device of the character described, a window casing, a window andmeans connecting said window to said casing for swinging movement abouta horizontal and about a vertical axis comprising hinge members at oneside of said window having pins movable from a position permittinghorizontal swinging of said window to a position permitting swinging ofsaid window about a horizontal, and a rod connecting a pair of saidpins, said rod being concealed in the frame of said window betweensaidpins.

5. A device of the character described, a window casing, a window andmeans connecting said window to said casing for swinging movement abouta horizontal and about a vertical axis comprising hinge members at oneside of said window having pins movable from a positionpermitting'horizontal swinging of said window to a position permit-tingswinging of said window about a horizontal, and a rod connecting a pairof said pins, said rod being concealed in the frame of said windowbetween said pins, and stop means also concealed in said framecooperating with said connecting' rods to limit the movement of saidpins.

6. A window construction of the character described comprising a windowhinged to a casing by hinge members certain of which have readilyseparable elements, and another of which has one socket member providedwith a reduced Wedge shaped interior groove extending from one end, anda, transverse slot intermediate its ends, and a hinge pin provided witha, disk shaped portion at its lower end for engagement with said slotand a reduced portion adjacent said port-ion for engagement n saidgroove.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 18th day of April,A. D. 1929.

GUSTAV RICHARD CARL.

